Policy board members approved the creation of a separate exemption for Woods into the tour’s eight signature events based on his “exceptional lifetime achievement”.
PINEHURST, N.C. — Genius or crazy? The fact that Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open while changing out the clubhead on his driver less than 20 minutes before starting his final round on Sunday at Pinehurst No. 2—and after hitting just five balls with it on the range—would lend you to say the former rather Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Patrick Cantlay has his eyes on the prize heading into the final round of the 2024 U.S. Open. Starting the day three off the lead of Bryson DeChambeau, the eight-time PGA Tour winner and former FedEx Cup champion could change the narrative regarding his struggles in major championships with a strong performance Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — No one is likely to confuse Ludvig Aberg with Francis Ouimet. Yet the potential for the two to become forever linked in golf history exists this weekend. Aberg is making his debut in the U.S. Open, and it’s been an impressive one so far for the 24-year-old from Sweden. After an opening-round Read more…
Rules officials are not there to decide on the validity of the rules, but rather to enforce them and make sure they’re administered equally for all 156 players in the field.
PINEHURST, N.C. — When he spoke to the media on the eve of the 2024 U.S. Open, USGA CEO Mike Whan offered an interesting explanation as to why the association would be offering the richest prize money payout in major championship history—$21.5 million overall with $4.3 million to the winner. Yes, the feud between the Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — During the practice rounds ahead of the 2024 U.S. Open, the word “carnage” was being tossed about regarding what Pinehurst No. 2 might have in store for the 156 players in the field. Thursday’s first round didn’t prove quite as treacherous as forecasted, but it certainly looked a little more like a Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Neal Shipley became the viral amateur golf sensation the golf world didn’t know it was longing for in April at the Masters. It was there that long-haired, laidback 23-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pa., made the cut, then beat Tiger Woods head-to-head in the final round before catching social media’s eye with an innocuous Read more…
According to a report by Golf.com’s Sean Zak, the PGA Tour Policy Board will review a proposal next week during a regular meeting at the Travelers Championship in which Woods would be eligible to get into the tour’s $US20 million signature events.
The explanation for the increase was notable for what it means in the context of what the USGA is trying to do overall in elevating its biggest championship.
PINEHURST, N.C. — There was a time when amateurs winning the U.S. Open was, well, a thing. Francis Ouimet famously pulled off the feat for the first time in 1913 at The Country Club, stunning professional legends Harry Vardon and Ted Ray to change the way Americans approached the sport altogether. In the next 20 Read more…
In February, when the USGA announced that Ally would become the presenting sponsor for the U.S. Women’s Open, USGA CEO Mike Whan revealed that the overall purse for this year’s championship at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club would jump from $11 million to $12 million—keeping it as the richest women’s golf tournament in the world. But Read more…
The LIV Golf League filled the last open spot on its 2024 schedule overenight when officials announced that Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, will be the site for its season-ending $US50 million LIV Golf Team Championship.
Two men’s majors down. Two more to go. After a thrilling finish at the PGA Championship, with Xander Schauffele claiming the Wanamaker Trophy with a 72nd-hole birdie to beat Bryson DeChambeau by a shot, next on the tee is the 2024 U.S. Open. The USGA brings its marquee event back to Pinehurst No. 2 in Read more…
We’ll forgive you if you haven’t thought much about Justin Rose in recent years. It’s not that the 43-year-old Englishman has been off the golf radar—he won at Pebble Beach in 2023, played on the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Italy and qualifed for the PGA Tour’s signature events in 2024. But his play Read more…
There’s a mindset that sports psychologists discuss with their golfers that says if you’re thinking about making the cut when you start a golf tournament, then you’re not really thinking about something that will have you playing your best. Rather, you’re limiting yourself with a semi-negative mindset that has a non-successful outcome attached to it. Read more…
Rose Zhang was considered a favorite this week at Liberty National, thanks to her historic victory a year ago at the inaugural playing of the Mizuho Americas Open. But her first title defense as a professional career got stalled before it got started as the LPGA announced early Thursday morning that the 20-year-old had withdrawn Read more…
The Hall’s return to the sandhills of North Carolina is a source of pride for an area that calls itself “the cradle of American golf”, with representatives of local and state government set to be among the first group of official visitors.
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